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A SearchHealthIT analysis of CMS data on 748 electronic health record vendors shows that Epic is the top vendor, followed by Cerner. Epic had the most inpatient and ambulatory Stage 1 and Stage 2 meaningful use attestations in 22 states, while Cerner was the top vendor in 15 states.

Audio Report

Heinz Hoenecke, Jr., the head team physician for the San Diego Padres, Chris Marinak, Major League Baseball's senior vice president of league economics & strategy, and Ron Porterfield, head athletic trainer for the Tampa Bay Rays, spoke with iHealthBeat about how the MLB's use of electronic health records has improved care quality, communication and standardization among the league's 30 teams.

Insight

The federal government wants skilled nursing facilities and home care agencies to electronically exchange health information with hospitals and other providers. But it's unclear where long-term and post-acute-care providers -- who aren't eligible for meaningful use incentives -- will get the money to implement these health IT systems.

Perspectives

ProPublica's recent release of the Surgeon Scorecardrepresents the future of medicine and our path toward precision medicine through more open data. We're moving toward a new evidence-based way of doing medicine, where everyone who makes a decision, including patients, will want more data.